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Monday, November 12, 2012

Nutella Buttercream Frosting

I have a Nutella problem. Once I open a jar I simply cannot stop eating it. My preferred method of consumption is by the spoonful. Eventually I realize I have eaten too much of the chocolatey hazelnut goodness, but then it seems like I have to even out what is left in the jar. Before you know it, the jar is gone and my jeans are tight!

While Nutella by the spoonful is delightful, I figured I might as well try to find some other uses as well. I've always wanted to try a Nutella buttercream, but I was worried I might be wasting precious Nutella if the frosting was a bust. Fortunately, this recipe was delicious! This will make enough frosting to pipe onto a dozen cupcakes, but would probably frost close to two dozen if you were just spreading it on. I put the frosting on a basic chocolate cupcake. If you want to kick things up a notch, fill the cupcake with a little bit of pure Nutella before frosting. Enjoy!